Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Igboho tells Fulani leaders in Igboho, Oyo State to release a kidnapped pregnant woman within two hours, according to two reports. The woman was allegedly abducted in the middle of the night along with her sibling. The reports say suspected Fulani gunmen also detained a child, and Igboho’s ultimatum includes the release of the woman and “her children” as well as the sibling.
Both outlets report that the abductors demanded a ransom of N300 million, later reducing it to N150 million. Igboho says Fulani leaders in Igboho town should raise and pay any ransom among themselves, stating that the victims’ families will not pay. He also alleges that an attempt to negotiate involved intermediaries and that the person who brought ransom was killed, alongside the pregnant woman.
Igboho’s statement is delivered in Yoruba and frames the ultimatum as a demand to end kidnappings and maintain harmony in the area. The reports warn that failure to release the abductees within the stated timeframe will lead to confrontation.